The two-day Gypsy Pow Wow Music and Arts Festival will feature all-day concerts from noon to midnight Friday and Saturday at Buffalo Springs Lake.

Music can be heard lake-side, at the cantina and on the main stage. Keller Williams will headline on Saturday.

Silent disco will be offered from midnight to 1:30 a.m.

Tickets are $40 for a two-day pass, which includes camping. Single-day tickets are $15 on Friday and $30 on Saturday.

Call 831-1239 or visit www.gypsypowwow.com and www.buffalospringslake.net for more details.

Tech celebrates ‘Season of Arts’ at Legacy

The Texas Tech College of Visual and Performing Arts will spotlight the diverse talents of its students at the annual Season of the Arts Celebration! from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Legacy, 1500 14th St.

The event includes wine and hors d’oeuvres.

Tickets are $50, and event sponsorship is available at the following levels: Ruby ($2,500), Emerald ($1,000) or Diamond ($500).

Call 834-4412 or email kahlie.callison@ttu.edu for reservations and more details.

Lubbock Community Theatre opens with ‘Noises Off’

“Noises Off!,” a farce by Michael Frayn, will be staged as a Lubbock Community Theatre production at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sept. 21-22, with additional matinees at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 and 23, at the Firehouse Theatre at the Underwood Center, 511 Ave. K.

Direction is by Kristen Rogers; the play includes mild language.

Reserved seats are $20 for adults and $15 for all students.

Call 749-2416 for more information.

‘Life in Color’ show promises body paint, music, dancing

High-energy music and an estimated 50,000 pounds of body paint work together to create excitement for patrons at the touring Life in Color/2012 END (as in Electronic Never Dies) Concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lone Star Events Center, 602 E. 19th St. (Event formerly called DayGlow.)

General admission tickets are $35 and VIP $70 (service charges not included) — with VIP tickets including a T-shirt, sunglasses, 16 oz bottle of body paint, a Life in Color CD, a Life in Color book bag with drawstring, a rubber wristband and early entry without waiting in line.

Tickets are on sale in Lubbock at Ralph’s Records, Dirty City Smoke Shop and Lazy Lizard Liquor Store, and online at www.eventbrite.com and www.ticketfly.com.

Call 795-3322 for ticket information.An after-party will take place from midnight to 4 a.m. at the Cactus Courtyard, 1801 Buddy Holly Ave., with pre-sale tickets $5.

Annual Fall Arts, Crafts Festival at Garden, Arts Center

The 42nd-annual Fall Arts & Crafts Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center, 4215 University Ave.

The one-day family event includes more than 85 vendors selling handmade craft items and fine art. New this year is Antiques Alley, featuring collectibles and vintage clothing.

There also will be live entertainment, art demonstrations, concession booths and Art Alley, where children can participate in arts, crafts and games.

For information, or reservations to take part, email Paula Griffith at pgriffith@mylubbock.us, visit www.lubbockgac.org or call 767-3724.

The animated family film “Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” will be screened outdoors at 8:30 p.m. Saturday outside the Maxey Community Center, 4020 30th St.

There is no admission charge.

Families are encouraged to bring blankets or low-seating lawn chairs. Concessions will be sold, or families can bring their own.

Call 767-3796 for more details.

Classic Hitchcock thriller ‘Birds’ returns to wide screen

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror picture “The Birds” will be screened at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Movies 16, 5721 58th St. (This is not part of Cinemark’s Reel Classics film series.).

General admission tickets are $12.50 for the general public, $11.50 for seniors age 62 and older and students, and $10.50 for children age 11 and younger. (Students must provide a valid, current school ID.)

Call 796-2804 for more information.

Pugh headlines gospel music concert at auditorium

Gospel music singer-songwriter Earnest Pugh will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Municipal Auditorium, 2720 Drive of Champions.

General admission tickets are $24.50 (includes service charge).

Tickets are on sale at the Select-A-Seat outlets.

Call 770-2000 or toll free (800) 735-1288 for more details.

Details finalized for annual outdoor Hub City Barbecue

The 11th annual fall Hub City BBQ will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday on Broadway, between Avenue K and Avenue N.

General admission tickets in advance are $23.25 for the general public and $18 for students with valid IDs (includes $3.25 service charge). Prices are $5 higher on the day of the event.

Reserved seats for this Lubbock Music Fest event are $35 and $30, and a sellout is expected.

Call 762-3233 for reservations and more information.

Writing workshop to be offered by Jaston Williams

Jaston Williams will oversee a writing workshop called The Art and Heart of the Story from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 28, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 (with lunch and dinner breaks), at Lubbock Community Theatre, 4230 Boston Ave.

A public performance of the writing pieces will take place at 4 p.m. Sept. 30.

The workshop is limited to 15 participants. The registration fee is $150.

Call 749-2416 for more information.

Details: Each participant will create an original piece of writing from personal experience or observation. Individual pieces will be developed over the weekend into offerings that can be autobiographical, fictional or intended for theatrical performance. New works will be read publicly on the final day by either the writers themselves or local actors. Completed creations will be three to five minutes in length, and each writer will be guided through the creative process personally by Jaston.

Band’s Harvest Moon house concert sells out again

Hat Trick (Mike Pritchard, Mark Wallney and Mike Boyd) will play its annual HubCityMusic.com Harvest Moon house concert of 1960s and 1970s classic rock and folk-rock at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 29 at Paul Johnson’s home at 3707 94th St.

This year’s concert sold out in 16 hours, according to producer Paul Johnson. The 2011 concert by Pritchard, Wallney and Boyd sold out in 36 hours.

All funds go to the performers; the event has a BYOB policy.

Call Paul Johnson at 535-0303 or e-mail him at pj.1@sbcglobal.net to be placed on a waiting list for a possible, but as yet unconfirmed, second concert.

Keys, McLarty help Ely rock it at Cactus Theater Sept. 29

Joe Ely’s band will be re-joined by such past side men as Rolling Stones saxophone player Bobby Keys and drummer Davis McLarty when it headlines a 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 concert at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.

Reserved seats for this Lubbock Music Fest event are $45 and $35; the show already is nearing sellout status.

Call 762-3233 for reservations and more information.

Celebrity announces season’s first bonus show

The touring comedy “Late Night Catechism” is being offered as a bonus attraction for Celebrity Attractions subscribers at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at City Bank Auditorium, 2720 Drive of Champions.

Veteran actress Nonie Newton-Breen has been earning rave reviews in the one-woman show.

The play already has been offered to subscribers, with sales of remaining tickets to the general public beginning Sept. 24.

Reserved seats are $39, $34, $24 and $14 (includes $4 service charge). Tickets are on sale at the Select-A-Seat outlets.